How-to Select Your DIY Wedding Flowers: COLOR

Every wedding has a color scheme, but its so hard to narrow down the colors and pick the color combinations you want to have.  Some people pick their wedding color themes based around the wedding flowers they like, while others pick a color scheme and then match the flowers.  Either way, here is a great tool to help you decide which flowers you like and what colors you may want to use. Keep in mind; these are all focal flowers in arrangements; you will also need to add fillers to your wedding arrangements.

Below is a display of some popular focal flowers in each color, this may help you start the selection of your wedding flowers!

White Flowers:  (Top) Calla Lily, Gardenia, Hydrangea (Bottom) Peony, Tulip, Orchid

Yellow Flowers: Goldstrike Rose, Alstromeria, Carnation

Peach Flowers: Gerbera Daisy, Rose Versilla, Lily

Orange Flowers: Lily, Rose Miracle, Gerbera Daisy

Red Flowers:  Freesia, Freedom Rose, Gladiolus

Dark Pink Flowers: Stock, Stargazer Lily, Purple Cezzane Rose

Light Pink Flowers: Carnations, Orchids, Peony

Lavender Flowers: Cool Water Rose, Lavender Calla Lily, Double Stock

Dark Purple Flowers: Iris, Tulips, Lisianthus

Bright Blue Flowers: Rose Vendela Blue, Delphinium, Iris

Light Blue Flowers: Hydrangea and Delphinium (Light blue does not occur in nature very often)

Light Green Flowers: Carnations, Green Tea Rose, Dendrobium Orchids

Bright Green Flowers: Hydrangea, Bells of Ireland, Anastasia Spider Mum

I hope that this inspires you to pick out your wedding flowers! Enjoy!

Diana DeVito

Diana has crafted hundreds of flower recipes and floral-design tutorials for Blooms By The Box to the delight of its customers. A skilled and vibrant designer, Diana helps Blooms Brides make their wedding flower dreams come true, no matter what the budget. Her original tutorials appear on many popular wedding sites, including A Practical Wedding,Elizabeth Anne Designs, and many more!